A branch of a river that reënters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil.

A diverging branch of a river which re-enters the main stream.

Branch of an anastomosing stream that leaves the main channel and rejoins it some distance down stream.

A distributary of an anastomosing river which links up with other distributaries and sometimes with the parent stream

a secondary channel of a river that leaves the main channel and re-joints it further downstream.

A stream that leaves the main stream and re-joins it further down.

A branch of a river that leaves the main stream.

An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main course and rejoins later.